The southerly winds over the last few days drove what ice there was south of the polar pack well clear of our last two most northerly stations.  The Chief Scientist and the Captain were both quite happy, it allowed for stress free occupation of the two stations,...

The two weeks of observations and data collection at the Fixed Point centred on 72º45’N 168º15’W were completed today, 25 September.  The researchers onboard are very happy with the results.  During our stay in this area several cyclone centres have passed...

Passage planning in the Arctic often has that added dimension, ice. Like any routine passage plan, the navigator begins with a strategic overview, where are you coming from where are you going, how do you get there.   With the basic navigational data in hand,...

RV Mirai has been working through some weather over the last few days.   Winds have been steady from the NE30 gusting 40 kts and the seas, short and choppy in this shallow portion of the Chukchi Sea have been running between 3 and 4 meters.  Though air...